Belle Tire - Saginaw, MI Compliment - Honest Service - Brake Job

SAGINAW, MICHIGAN -- I had occasion to have a brake job done on my 2001 auto. The brakes had almost 40,000 miles on them and I was hearing a grinding noise from the rear set. After all was said and done the noise I was hearing was due to a build-up of brake dust on the rear brake shoes.

They folks at Belle Tire did replace my front brakes and cleaned the rear drums.
It would have been VERY easy to tell me that the rear brakes needed to also be replaced but they opted to tell the truth and save me a fair amount of money.

Thank you, Belle Tire, in Saginaw, MI, for treating Old Fart as a satisfied customer.

Posted by Principissa on 2008-02-25:

Great post OF! It is so hard to find an honest mechanic. I'm glad they took the honest route rather than rip you off.

Posted by Anonymous on 2008-02-25:

It's good to know some people treat Old Farts like people!

Good job OF

Posted by Anonymous on 2008-02-25:

Great review!

Posted by old fart on 2008-02-25:

princi... I'm sure that other locations may have had problems but at this location the help is a group of guys who actually enjoy their jobs and value them
That's a hard thing to find nowadays..

Posted by fascismsux on 2008-02-25:

OF - how much did they charge you ?

Posted by Principissa on 2008-02-25:

I read an article on cnn.com this morning that said Michigan is the leading state for unemployment. In a state where jobs are very far and few between its no surprise that these guys will treat their customer's they right way. It is very hard to find people who value their jobs, most people think that jobs are dispensed like Pez. Get tired of one, find another. Good luck with that nowadays.

Posted by old fart on 2008-02-25:

Fascim sux... the total cost of the job was 250 but that includes front brake discs... When they tried to turn them the brake discs were manufactured so thin that they couldn't stay within tolerance. Most new cars are equipped with rotors that are so thin now that your lucky to get 1 turning at all..

Posted by old fart on 2008-02-25:

I would have beeen suspicious but the manager showed me the results on the gauges...

Posted by ejack053824 on 2008-02-25:

My parents use Belle Tire in Howell, MI all the time. They always rant and rave about how great the service is.